School Boundary Changes

Why and How Are School Boundaries Changed?

Elementary and middle school boundary changes

Sometimes changes to school attendance area boundaries* are needed to balance student enrollment. They are necessary because of growth in the number of students enrolled in Seattle Public Schools. The district is also growing the space available for students by building new or replacement schools, modernizing and opening closed buildings, and constructing additions at some schools.

Boundary changes for many attendance area elementary and middle schools were approved by the School Board in 2013 as part of the Growth Boundaries project. These changes are scheduled to be implemented over six years, from 2014 through 2020. You can review the upcoming changes for each year by using the links on the left.

Boundary changes for additional attendance area elementary schools are developed and implemented when additional school capacity becomes
available by opening schools or building additions.

There will be no changes to the Maple Elementary and Van Asselt Elementary boundaries in 2019-20. Community engagement about boundaries for these schools and others in the southeast region will begin in spring 2019. More information is available on the Southeast Elementary Schools page.

Approved High School Boundary Changes in 2019-20

Approved Elementary Boundary Changes for 2020-21

As part of the Growth Boundaries Project, the Seattle School Board approved changes to the boundaries of Maple Elementary, Van Asselt Elementary and Wing Luke Elementary. Read more.

*An attendance area school is the school to which students in elementary, middle and high-school are assigned, based on where they live. You can look up the attendance area schools for your address using the Address Lookup Tool.

Last updated: 9/7/18

How to check on approved boundary changes for your attendance area school

Click on your attendance area school in the table below to go to the year when approved boundary changes go into effect. If your attendance area elementary, K-8 or middle school is not listed, boundary changes are not scheduled at your school.

Middle schools

High schools were not included in the 2013 Growth Boundaries project. However, because the two high schools in West Seattle have boundaries aligned with the middle schools, there are boundary changes for Chief Sealth International and West Seattle high schools. We will begin reviewing high school boundaries in 2017.